The article below is by a university organisation that is keen to reach net zero. It is right with its prediction that the UK will be nowhere near ready to have enough electricity to cope. But they don't seem to realise that the government is only interested in getting through to the next election. Beyond that and it's someone else's problem.
Is Absolute Zero pessimistic about UK energy supplies? – UK FIRES
According to EIA, the state of Iowa is at 63.3% renewable energy. In Iowa that means about 62% wind. Utilities do know how to plan for keeping the lights on 24/7.
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Utility-Scale Net Electricity Generation (share of total)
According to your link: "In 2021, coal provided 33% of the state's electricity net generation, which was up from 24% in 2020 but down from 46% five years earlier. During the same five-year period, wind power grew from 37% of the state's net generation to 58% in 2021" So, yes they use 58% wind but they still need a lot of base load for when the wind isn't blowing, or else the lights would go out.
ReplyDelete100 clean energy will be reached without fossil fuels. Electricity at 63.3 RE is a good start. There are plans to reach 100%.
ReplyDeleteThere may be plans, but we'll just have to wait and see if they actually do it.
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